NEW ORLEANS – Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski and the culinary team of the Link Restaurant Group have prepared a catering menu for a Thanksgiving feast. This one is available to be picked up and served at home. Cochon Butcher takes care of your classic holiday meats and sides, and La Boulangerie bakes the pies, cakes, cookies and table bread.
This year, Butcher is offering both smoked, ready-to-eat and boudin-stuffed, ready-to-cook turkeys. Each Bell & Evans turkey feeds approximately 8 – 10 guests. In addition to turkeys, Butcher offers holiday ham, marinated bone-in rib roast, cooked or uncooked suckling pig, jambalaya stuffed whole chicken, smoked meats, and charcuterie. Along with the meaty treats, Butcher’s catering menu also features all the classic Southern Thanksgiving items. Sides are offered in a small size, which feeds approximately 3 – 4 people, or a large size, which provides three times as many servings. Sides include mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, marinated Brussels sprouts, smothered greens, shrimp & eggplant dressing, and broccoli & rice casserole. Additional sides and fixings of coleslaw, potato salad, deviled eggs, gravy, cranberry satsuma sauce, chicken & sausage gumbo, jambalaya, and Cochon’s dinner rolls. Butcher’s Boozy Eggnog is available by the gallon or half-gallon. The full Butcher catering menu is available online at cochonbutcher.com.
La Boulangerie’s Thanksgiving menu features holiday pies and tarts: pumpkin, apple, pecan, and key lime pies, and lemon meringue, chocolate ganache, and strawberry tarts. Cakes include double chocolate, red velvet, carrot, coconut, and salted caramel Doberge, lemon Doberge, chocolate cream pie, and flourless chocolate cake. Also available are chocolate croissant bread pudding, vanilla cheesecake, and apple crisp. Executive pastry chef Maggie Scales also offers a selection of baked pantry items and starters to nibble on while the turkey cooks. The brie en croute with pepper jelly pairs well with the house-made spicy cheese crackers, and the savory butternut squash soup with baguette crostinis makes for a tasty first course. View the full catering menu at laboulangerienola.com.
Out-of-town family and friends don’t have to miss out on a Butcher feast this Thanksgiving or Christmas season. The Petit Cajun Grilling Dinner feeds 6 to 8 people, and the Cajun Grande Boucherie package is the ultimate feast for 12 to 14 people. Both options are available via Goldbelly.com now and throughout the year. Goldbelly packages also make excellent holiday gifts.
Ordering from Cochon Butcher:
Thanksgiving menu items can be ordered online at cochonbutcher.com by Sunday, Nov. 23, at 10 a.m. and are available for pick up any time on Tuesday, Nov. 25, or Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Ordering from La Boulangerie:
Thanksgiving menu items can be ordered online at laboulangerienola.com by noon on Friday, Nov. 21, and are available for pick up any time on Tuesday, Nov. 25, or Wednesday, Nov. 26.
All of Link Restaurant Group’s restaurants are closed on Thanksgiving. Reservations at Herbsaint, Cochon, Pêche, or Gianna can be made online through the holiday season through each restaurant’s website.